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Comparison between Amarantaceae and Polygonaceae

Learn about the comparison between Amarantaceae and Polygonaceae. Comparison # Amarantaceae: 1. Habit- Plants herbs or shrubs. 2. Leaf-Simple, alternate or opposite, exstipulate. 3. Inflorescence-Spike globose, rarely compound spike. 4. Flower-Regular, bisexual rarely unisexual, hypogynous, bracts and bracteoles scarious. 5. Perianth-5, persistent, dry and scaly. 6. Androecium-5, antiphyllous, sometimes united forming a membranous tube. 7. Gynoecium-Carpels 2-3, syncarpous 8. Ovary-Ovary [...]

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Comparison among Acanthaceae, Verbenaceae and Lamiaceae

Learn about the comparison among Acanthaceae, Verbenaceae and Lamiaceae. Comparison # Acanthaceae: 1. Habit-Herb or shrubs with swollen nodes. 2. Leaves-Simple, opposite and decussate. 3. Inflorescence-Spike or cymose, bracts and bracteoles prominent. 4. Flower-Zygomorphic, ☿, hypogynous. 5. Calyx-Sepals 5, gamopetalous, unequal. 6. Corolla-Petals 5, gamopetalous, bilabiate, oblique. 7. Androecium-Stamens 2+2 or 2, hairy or spurred anthers. 8. Gynoecium-Carpels (2), superior. [...]

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Comparison between Euphorbiaceae and Moraceae

Learn about the comparison between Euphorbiaceae and Moraceae. Comparison # Euphorbiaceae: 1. Plant-Mostly herbs, shrubs, or trees; some cactus-like succulents, milky latex invariably present. 2. Leaf-Simple or compound, alternate, rarely opposite or whorled, stipulate, stipules small or replaced by glands or thorns. 3. Inflorescence-Cyathium or raceme (Ricinus) or cyme (Jatropha). 4. Flower-Unisexual, actinomorphic, hypogynous. 5. Perianth-4-5, free or gamophyllous in [...]

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